[Janko Hofmann] calls it the Personal Energy Orb. It’s really just an Arduino and an RGB LED. But as with most creations, the idea is what makes it great. The orb has a dock next to your computer. It tracks how much time you spend online, changing colors as you rack up the hours. If you don’t heed the warning signs of overuse it will even start to slow down your mouse cursor. But never fear. Full functionality can be restored by topping off your personal energy. As you can see above, there’s also a docking station on [Janko’s] bicycle. The orb monitors your mileage, moving out of the red zone so that your computer will be unencumbered the next time you sit down for a long session of flash games. Don’t miss his video presentation embedded after the break.

Yeah, I’d just get super lazy and start using the terminal or keyboard shortcuts for everything (such as: Win-R, taskkill /im python.exe , Win-R, control , turn up mouse speed :) ). Cool idea though. I agree with draeath – for a real product, I’d want something like a small key fob that stays in my pocket while I ride.

I love the idea. Sounds like a great way to remind yourself its time to get out. Doesn’t everyone get distracted online? Between facebook, hackaday and… other pursuits. I hope this ends up on kickstarter.